Most won't, no matter how many stories they hear. Giving away our personal responsibility has been become a way of life in our society. I used to be Fire Warden in a large office tower and it constantly amazed me when people would head downstairs for a smoke break or fire alarm, wearing only the light, inside clothes on their backs. The jackets, no keys or purses, just an attitude of "They need to hurry the *&#$ up so I can get back in where it's warm and dry." It was like a game. I can only imagine how these same people pack for a longer journey.

My FIL summed it up best over the holidays. Taking about the people stranded in Southern Ontario a couple of weeks ago (a mere hop, skip and a jump from our neck of the woods) he claimed it was "just a freak thing and the authorities should have been better prepared." "They never should have left those people out there that long!" is his battle cry. It hurts my head!